And we’ve just spotted a herd of tule elk. Today I’m here with investigative journalist Peter Byrne and Theresa Harlan, an Indigenous woman adopted by a Coast Miwok family who are descended from the original inhabitants of this land. This is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the area: winding roads, dramatic sweeping beaches, and wild animals like elephant seals, bobcats – and the famous tule elk. I’m at the northernmost edge of Point Reyes, which is a triangular shaped peninsula that juts out from the northern coast of California, about 40 miles north of San Francisco. It’s a sunny July day, and I can see the waves of the Pacific Ocean from where I’m standing. Sam Anderson: I’m standing on a grassy bluff at Tomales Point in Point Reyes National Seashore. Theresa Harlan: No, we should stay right here. Peter Byrne: I don’t think we can go any closer. Sam Anderson: Are those the tule elk out there? Oh wow. Just a quick heads up that this story has some brief descriptions of abuses under Spanish colonization. So we’ll spend most of our time today with a story that first aired on KPFA in 2021. Environmentalists said the elk were dying because they were fenced in to protect cattle ranches inside the park.Īnd that has opened up an important conversation about the Indigenous history of this land and where it’s headed. This is a place that’s been described as a “paradigm of coastal California beauty:” Point Reyes National Seashore.Ī few years ago, the National Park Service reviewed its general management plan for the first time in nearly three decades.Īnd that sparked fierce debate around the plight of the tule elk. Lucy Kang: On today’s Making Contact, we’re going to take a look at the only national seashore on the West Coast. Listen to Parts 1 and 2 of “Whose Point Reyes: A Battle for the Future of Public Lands” on KPFA
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